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Chico, California Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chico fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2021 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the California rate. The unemployment rate in Chico peaked in April 2020 at 15.7% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Chico unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.2% -0.1 +2.7
California 8.5% -0.5 +4.2
Chico 6.9% -0.1 +2.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with February 2021 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chico, California, National

Chico, California monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chico, California Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chico peaked in April 2020 at 14,707. There are now 8,263 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Chico employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Chico, California) is also available.

Unemployed Persons February 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
Chico 6,444 -33 +1,888

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chico, California Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 California
Unemployment Rate		 Chico
Unemployment Rate		 Chico
Unemployed
March
2021		 6.0% — — —
February
2021		 6.2% 8.5% 6.9% 6,444
January
2021		 6.3% 9.0% 7.0% 6,477
December
2020		 6.7% 9.3% 8.4% 7,943
November
2020		 6.7% 8.7% 7.2% 6,748
October
2020		 6.9% 9.8% 8.2% 7,742
September
2020		 7.8% 10.6% 9.5% 8,801
August
2020		 8.4% 12.3% 8.8% 8,255
July
2020		 10.2% 13.2% 10.8% 10,087
June
2020		 11.1% 14.1% 11.9% 11,265
May
2020		 13.3% 15.6% 14.0% 12,824
April
2020		 14.8% 16.0% 15.7% 14,707

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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